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  • Texas takes on large oil firms Texas takes on large oil firms

    BP and Halliburton are being sued by the state of Texas over one of the worst oil spills in US history. Texas has become the latest complainant in allegations that both companies engaged in "misconduct" for their role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Four other states that have sued BP and other companies in connection to the spill. Alabama and Louisiana filed complaints in 2010 ...

  • New needleless acupuncture therapy reduces diabetics indigestion symptoms

    A study from Texas Tech University, El Paso, and the University of Mississippi, Oxford, holds promising results for diabetic patients suffering from indigestion symptoms like nausea, vomiting, bloating and heartburn. The study tested a new method of therapy using a custom-made wireless device to stimulate acupuncture points with electrical waves on the surface of the skin rather than ...

  • Sams finds groove with San Antonio

    But the recently signed first baseman has been raising eyebrows since he joined the Double-A San Antonio Missions as an injury replacement for Tommy ...

  • Tornado levels homes in Oklahoma City trailer park

    People survey damage from a tornado that hit Edmond, Okla., on Sunday, May 19, 2013. A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged roofs and structures near Oklahoma City and kicked up debris in Wichita, ...

  • Sounders FC 4 FC Dallas 2 video highlights and a lot of postgame notes

    — Sounders FC improved to 5-1-4 head-to-head against Dallas (3-1-1 at home), with wins in four of the last five games. — Sounders FC had a shutout streak end at 272 minutes in the second half. It was the fifth-longest in MLS this season, just behind Seattle’s 285-minute streak earlier this ...

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Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

During the opening credits for Marie Antoinette, which otherwise appear over a black background, writer/director Sofia Coppola inserts a brief tableaux shot of the notorious French queen right before the title card. Marie is lounging in ... ...

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  • Rangers proceeding with caution with injuries

    Email ARLINGTON -- Injuries and subsequent trips to the disabled list continue to take their toll on the Rangers, but at least part of the reason their roster is so thin is because the Rangers are doing their best to keep players from making injuries worse at this early stage in the season. Among the players who have been sent to the disabled list when they might have been back in a week or so ...

  • Murphy looking for positives while hitting second

    Email ARLINGTON -- Rangers manager Ron Washington penciled left fielder David Murphy in the No. 2 spot in the batting order for the second consecutive night Sunday as Elvis Andrus shifted to the leadoff role in Ian Kinsler's absence. "I'm going to try to keep [Murphy] there so he doesn't have to wait around to get at-bats and he can be involved in the game right away," ...

  • Flash Person of Vision CAPA Cabaret Austin’s Playroom Project auction

    LOOKING BEYOND Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh tipped its hat to Art Rooney II (left) on May 14th during the Person of Vision celebration. Held in the East Club Lounge of Heinz Field, the Steelers president and co-owner was feted by 300 guests as this year's honoree, while PNC Bank - Pittsburgh prez Sy Holzer (right) held court as honorary chairman. The evening, ...

  • Mama Dog was never caught

    The dog, who had recently given birth to a litter, moved from place to place frantically sniffing around. That inspired rescuers to start calling her Mama Dog and captured the hearts ...

  • J.R. Smith very likely to test free agency and leave Knicks MAY 19

    Knicks are out of the NBA Playoffs and the team now has more than a few questions to answer about where the club will be when the season tips off in 2013. One of those question marks surrounds Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith and his plans for the future. He was teetering on the brink but after the Game 6 loss to ...

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